Recorded 1986–2023 Girls' name Peak 2007 1,153 births

Joselyne — girls' name

1,153 babies named Joselyne in U.S. Social Security records since 1986, with the highest year being 2007. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s281990s3412000s5412010s2252020s18
2000s
Peak decade

47% of everyone ever named Joselyne was born in this single decade.

2007
Single peak year

101 babies were named Joselyne in 2007 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Joselyne

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,153 babies named Joselyne between 1986 and 2023, spanning 38 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Joselyne currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2023. The name reached its historical peak in 2007, when 101 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Joselyne performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 541 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Joselyne shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 349 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and Illinois. In total, SSA state-level files list Joselyne in 7 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Joselyne in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 1,153 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Joselyne at a glance

Last recorded 2023

Total births

1,153

Since 1986

38 years of records

Peak year

2007

101 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2023

Active since

1986

Recorded for 38 years

Last year on file: 2023

Joselyne popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2023–1986

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (2007)
101
Annual births at peak — across 38 years of records
050100150 202320172012200720021997199219871986 9

Joselyne by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
541 births that decade — 47% of Joselyne's all-time total
1980s281990s3412000s5412010s2252020s18

Joselyne by state

Where Joselyne concentrates geographically — total births since 1986

Regionally concentrated
Top 7 states by recorded births for the name Joselyne
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
349 30.3%
#2 Texas
159 13.8%
#3 Illinois
25 2.2%
#4 New York
17 1.5%
#5 Arizona
11 1.0%
#6 Florida
5 0.4%
#7 North Carolina
5 0.4%
California share of Joselyne's total US births 30.3%
Even split

349 of 1,153 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 7 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Joselyne?
1,153 babies have been named Joselyne since 1986. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 2007 with 101 births.
When was Joselyne most popular?
Joselyne was most popular in the 2000s decade with 541 total births. The single peak year was 2007.
Where is Joselyne most popular?
The top states for the name Joselyne are California (349 births), Texas (159 births), Illinois (25 births).
How long has the name Joselyne been used?
Joselyne has been recorded in Social Security data since 1986, spanning 38 years of data through 2023.
What names are similar to Joselyne?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Josephine, Josie, Joselyn, Josefina, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1986–2023 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.